Jinjira / Keraniganj

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1971 massacre site near Dhaka

Jinjira / Keraniganj is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Jinjira Massacre and wartime violence around Dhaka.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Events in This Place

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1 event

1971 (April 2)

Jinjira Massacre

Mass killing near Dhaka after Operation Searchlight.

The Jinjira Massacre occurred near Dhaka in early April 1971, after many people crossed the river seeking safety from the crackdown. It remains an important episode of wartime civilian violence around the capital.